First published 1991
When her mother's old friend Rebecca, a pregnant 15-year-old from Harlem, comes to stay, 12-year-old Feni resents the disruption to her quiet suburban life. As Rebecca's due date approaches, tensions rise in the household. Feni must decide whether to push Rebecca away or open her heart - and her home - to help her friend make a choice that will change both their lives forever.
Genres: fiction, family-life, african-american, contemporary, adolescence, young-adult
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Harlem, Suburbs
Period: 20th-century
160 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Laurel Leaf